Special Exhibition (in association with Morning Star): 1926 General Strike (90th anniversary); Miners’ struggle; Trade Union & labour movement solidarity; Progressive press reports; government and capitalist propaganda.
11h30 The Cuban Ambassador: Her Excellency, Teresita Vincente will present a portrait of Fidel Castro at in front of Marx House in Clerkenwell Green.
Short address by Rob Miller, Director, CSC.
Address by Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell.
Guided tours running throughout the day:
Visitors can see:
The room and desk where Lenin worked in exile in London in 1902/3
Banners of the British & Irish Battalion of the 15th International Brigade volunteers in the Spanish Civil War 1936-39
Reports and artefacts from major industrial disputes, mineworkers’ and printers’ strikes of the 1980s.
Stalls in the Main Hall:
Buy second hand books
Marxist merchandise
Enjoy tea and cake and much more …
Marx Memorial Library will be open from 10am until 4pm on Sunday 1 May, with the last tour starting at 3.20pm.
Marx Memorial Library & Workers’ School – 37a Clerkenwell Green – London EC1R 0DU
Other opening times:
Monday-Thursday 12 noon-4pm. Get in touch for room bookings and guided tours
(Thanks to the Marx Memorial Library for the use of their image.)